Seed Genomics

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This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences, this book brings together top researchers in the field to cover three general themes: genomic approaches to studying seeds, genomic analysis of basic seed biology, and crop seed genomics.

Philip W. Becraft is Professor in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, and the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University

Contributors

Introduction

Philip W. Becraft

Chapter 1 Large-Scale Mutant Analysis of Seed Development in Arabidopsis

David W. Meinke

Introduction

Historical Perspective

Arabidopsis Embryo Mutant System

Large-Scale Forward Genetic Screens for Seed Mutants

Approaches to Mutant Analysis

Strategies for Approaching Saturation

SeedGenes Database of Essential Genes in Arabidopsis

Embryo Mutants with Gametophyte Defects

General Features of EMB Genes in Arabidopsis

Value of Large Datasets of Essential Genes

Directions for Future Research

Acknowledgments

Chapter 2 Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis: Signaling, Genes, and the Control of Identity